The short 8-character aphorisms about reading are listed below:

1. Read thousands of volumes and write with spirit. - Du Fu

2. Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. —Liu Yi

3. There is no beginning for failure, and there is an end for failure. - "The Book of Songs"

4. Read it a hundred times, and its meaning will appear by itself. - "Three Kingdoms"

5. The old man is undaunted, but his ambition is thousands of miles away. ——Cao Cao

6. Work hard and die. - Zhuge Liang's "The Later Master"

7. Be tireless in learning and teaching. - Confucius

8. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. - Lao Tzu

9. If the skin is gone, the hair will not be attached. - "Zuo Zhuan"

10. Those in authority are confused, but onlookers know clearly. - "New Book of Tang"

11. Smart and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions. - Confucius

12. The high mountains stand still and the scenery stops. - "The Book of Songs"

13. To do good is to ascend, to do evil is to collapse. - "Mandarin"

14. Perseverance can carve gold and stone. - Xunzi's "Encouragement to Learning"

15. Listening to both will lead to enlightenment, but believing only to partiality will lead to darkness. - "Zizhi Tongjian"

16. Tell everything you know, and tell everything you know. -Su Xun

17. Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles. - "Sun Tzu's Art of War"

18. The longest is short, the short is long. - "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

19. The music is high and the harmony is low. -Song Yu

20. If you are in the right way, you will get many help, but if you are in the wrong way, you will get little help. - "Mencius"

21. If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them. - "Old Book of Tang"

22. Running water does not rot, and door hinges do not become beetles. - "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"

23. Never forgetting the past is the guide for the future. - "Warring States Policy"

24. Those who are close to vermillion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. -Fu Xuan

25. The overturn of the car in front is a lesson for the car behind. - "Book of Han"

26. Life is about diligence, nothing can be gained without asking for anything. - Zhang Heng

27. A wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot. ——Yan Zi's "Spring and Autumn"

28. If the mind is absent, there will be no success in learning. —Zhang Zai

29. The rope cuts the wood, and the water drops penetrate the stone. ——Ban Gu's "Book of Han"

30. If there are any, change them; if not, add encouragement. —"The Analects of Confucius"